Feb 11, 2019
by Kyle Martin FEBRUARY 11, 2019 Victims of wage theft and workplace sexual assault and harassment are calling on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to fund partnerships with local nonprofit organizations to expose violators of workers’ rights in the South Bay. The board on Tuesday will determine whether or not to allocate up to $1 million in county funds to…
Feb 7, 2019
Over 100 Santa Clara University faculty, students and community allies rallied outside of SCU’s fundraising gala on Saturday, Jan. 19 in support of a fair vote on unionization for non-tenure track faculty. The gala featured musician James Taylor, who performed to a sold-out crowd of the university’s most elite donors. While community members marched with signs calling for a vote…
Feb 6, 2019
The remarks drew ire from housing advocates By EMILY DERUY | ederuy@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: February 5, 2019 at 4:45 pm | UPDATED: February 6, 2019 at 1:16 pm Bay Area housing advocates are pushing back at what they see as a tasteless joke from the mayor of Cupertino at a time when thousands of families are struggling to get by in one of…
Feb 4, 2019
City of San Jose NEW MEMO + LETTER – Update on design concepts for Diridon Station redevelopment MEMO FROM MAYOR, JIMENEZ, PERALEZ, DAVIS & ESPARZA – As leaders whose constituents live in districts through which the train will likely pass, these elected identify four key issues that they ask Partner Agencies to thoroughly address: 1. Having grade separations (i.e. rails…